Chapter 53

Shelly was still full of pent-up frustration. She hadn’t had anywhere to vent it. To make matters worse,

Laura had been singing Mia’s praises. It had irritated her to no end.

Wilhelmina said pointedly, “I saw her at a small studio there. It looked like she was there for an

interview.”

Shelly sat up in bed, all traces of drowsiness gone. “I need more details. Give me the address, too.”

Wilhelmina gave her a quick rundown. After that, she turned to see Mia follow Felix out of his office.

Felix announced, “We have a new member joining us today, everyone. Please give Mia a warm

welcome!”

Wilhelmina smirked. Mia had stolen her trophy and was even thinking of stealing the man she liked.

How could she let Mia off the hook?

Mia officially started work the following day. She wanted to earn some money before she started her

classes.

The receptionist approached her. “Mia, there’s a client asking for you.”

“Me?” Mia found this odd. It was her first day of work. Why would a client be looking for her?

She walked over to the visitor’s waiting area to see two women seated on the couch-Sharon and

Shelly. Her expression faltered. “What are you two doing here?”

Shelly eyed her. “To get an interior designer to handle the renovations for our home, of course. Timothy

needs to renovate his marital home; he’s getting rid of all the old stuff.”

Sharon chimed in, “Exactly. My son’s marrying a young woman from an affluent family, so it’s only right

for him to have the house done up properly. That way, he won’t put the family name to shame. This

time, we have to throw a grand wedding. We can’t sweep things under the rug like we did in the past.”

Mia took a deep breath. “I can’t accept this deal. You should look for someone else.”

Sharon and Shelly were obviously doing this on purpose. She didn’t want to be at their beck and call.

“What, are you gonna turn down clients that are serving themselves up on a silver platter?” Shelly

crossed her legs. “Didn’t you put in so much effort for that competition to score deals from wealthy

people like us? I’ll lodge a complaint against you if you dare turn us away.”

She’d even brought Sharon with her to teach Mia a lesson.

Sharon pulled out a check. “Go ahead and fill in whatever amount you want as compensation. You

might come from a regular family, but your taste isn’t too bad.”

Mia didn’t accept the check. Sharon raised an eyebrow at this. “Why are you allowing this to bother you

when I don’t mind? You’d be a fool to turn down the opportunity to make money. Go ahead and take the

check. This deal alone will be enough to keep you going for at least half a year.”

In the end, Mia smiled and accepted the check. She filled in a number before handing the check back

to Sharon. She said coldly, “As long as you’re willing to pay this amount, I’ll accept the deal.”

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“At least you know what’s good for you. Aunt Sharon won’t be petty with you.” Shelly took the check.

When she

saw the number of zeroes written there, her eyes bulged. “100 million dollars? Rob a bank, why don’t

you?”

Mia smiled faintly. “I’m being transparent with my pricing.”

“Being paid 100 thousand dollars is as high as a dumb interior designer like you can go. How dare you

demand 100 million dollars? How greedy can you be? Let’s go, Shelly!” Sharon shot to her feet.

Shelly got up as well. She said smugly, “It doesn’t matter how good you are at what you do, Mia. You

could

win all the competitions in the world, but you’d still be working for others. You’re not like us-we were

born

with silver spoons in our mouths. You’ll never catch up with us, no matter how hard you work.”

Mia retorted, “Indeed, I can’t compare to you in terms of wealth. But you’re no match for me in terms of

being a proper human being.”

This pissed Sharon off. “What’s that supposed to mean? You’re so rude!”

Shelly said, “What would an orphan like her know about manners, Aunt Sharon? Think about how her

half- dead uncle’s lying in the hospital. Who knows when he’ll die? How could he possibly have the

time to teach. her anything about manners?”

Mia grabbed a glass of water from the table and splashed it all over Shelly. “Shut up!”